Winnie and Piglet invite the new couple over for drinks. A night of bitter, sadomasochistic mind games ensues. Witness the dramatic triumph of the year, nestled in the unassuming heart of The Hundred Acre Wood.
From the show's "More Information" tab on the Fringe site - "Earlier this year, A.A. Milne's classic "Winnie-The-Pooh" entered the public domain. In light of this, the fine folks at Clevername Theatre deduced that it would be in good taste to insert Milne's characters into a world of suburban, cynical adulthood, smoldering with rage. Put simply, an Edward Albee play.
A parody of Albee's most essential play, "Who's Afraid of Winnie the Pooh?" envisions Winnie & Piglet as The Hundred Acre Wood's George & Martha. The result; a distinction between fantasy and reality that explodes when half the cast is stuffed with fluff."
Some parodies I don’t find the least bit interesting. For some reason this idea really amuses me. Plus, it’s a comedy but it has just about all the warnings: violence, language, drugs, guns, loud noises and crude humor. It just sounds delightfully inappropriate, so I lift it up as a change of pace for your schedule if you’re seeing a lot of more serious-minded fare. It sounds ridiculous, and I mean that as a compliment.
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